Tonight's program was originally planned for airing 6/3 but for various reasons....
6/2/1840 novelist, poet and musician Thomas Hardy born in Upper Bockhampton, Dorset; tonight's program features 2 cd's:-
The Yetties - "The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy" - ASV
The Mellstock Band And Singers -  "Songs Of Thomas Hardy's Wessex" - Saydisc

Artist - Song:
The Yetties - Introduction('Twas In The Merry Month Of May)
The Yetties - Flight/Soldier's Joy
The Yetties - spoken - "The fiddle tunes on this recording..."
The Yetties - Jacob/The New Rigged Ship
The Yetties - The Grenadier And The Lady
The Yetties - spoken - "The country tunes that Hardy played..."
The Yetties - A Waltz
The Mellstock Band And Singers - The Foggy Dew
The Mellstock Band And Singers - Jockey To The Fair/Dame Durden
The Mellstock Band And Singers - The Mistletoe Bough
The Mellstock Band And Singers - Cupid's Garden
The Yetties - La Garcon Volage/The Old Woman Tossed In A Blanket
The Yetties - spoken - "The combination of music and drink..."
The Yetties - Dribbles Of Brandy/Spirit Of The Dance
The Yetties - spoken - "the Customs Men!..."
The Yetties - Major Malley's Reel/The Fairy Dance
The Yetties - spoken - "Many of the local farms had cider presses..."
The Yetties - The Sun From The East
The Mellstock Band And Singers - The Seeds Of Love
The Mellstock Band And Singers - The Barley Mow
The Mellstock Band And Singers - The Prentice Boy

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